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Benoit Durand

Photographer / Videographer

€800/day
Paris, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Benoit

Based in Paris, Benoît is aphotographerand **filmmaker**. He covers corporate events, produces photo or video reports, and creates portraits for all communication campaigns.
His experience as a photojournalist allows him to be mobile, highly reactive, adaptable to all situations, and to know how to go unnoticed. Hecollaborateswithcompaniessuch as Ralph Lauren, Musée Jacquemart André, the European Parliament, Sidaction, Orange, Incard, BPCE, Vinci, Natixis, Ecoles Danhier, Novaxia, the Palais du Festival de Cannes, Albin Michel, Distriboissons, GLS, Sommet Education, Dubail Paris, Maison Marelle,...

Benoît is published in the French and international press. His documentary work is also frequently exhibited or selected for awards.

2017: - EFJ Paris exhibition with "Demain ne changera rien" (Tomorrow Nothing Will Change)
2018: - Voix OFF Arles exhibition with "Je n'attendrai pas que l'on me pardonne" (I will not wait to be forgiven)
2019: - Finalist Grand Prix Paris Match for student photojournalism with "La Vague" (The Wave)
- Coup de coeur of ANI - Visa pour l'Image with "Chlordécone : la mort silencieuse" (Chlordecone: the silent death)
- Finalist Prix du Diaporama Sonore 2019 with "Entre Les Murs" (Between the Walls)
2020: - Special Jury Mention / Prix Images Singulières Young Photographer with "Chlordécone : la mort silencieuse" (Chlordecone: the silent death)
2025: - Finalist Prix Mentor 2025 with "202X: en attendant la révolte" (202X: waiting for the revolt)
- Coup de coeur of ANI - Visa pour l'Image with "Transnistrie: une jeunesse entre exil et quête de modernité" (Transnistria: a youth between exile and the quest for modernity)
2026: - Exhibition / Escale, images du réel at La Grange aux Belles with "Kun Khmer : des femmes dans la boxe cambodgienne" (Kun Khmer: women in Cambodian boxing)
- Les nuits photographiques de Pierrevert with "Kun Khmer : des femmes dans la boxe cambodgienne" (Kun Khmer: women in Cambodian boxing)
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Arabic

    Basic

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km), Bordeaux (up to 10km), Lille (up to 10km), Reims (up to 10km), Lyon (up to 10km)

Experience

  • Intervenant "Transmission Photo"
    Photography Portrait Trainer
    January 2024 - Today (2 years and 6 months)
    Since 2024, I have been training in photographic portraiture for students in the Transmission Photo program. This is an opportunity to pass on my expertise in lighting, studio work, and photographic culture to future professionals.
    Portrait Photographer Portrait Training
  • Festival Face à la mer
    Audiovisual Project Manager
    PRESS AND MEDIA
    January 2022 - Today (4 years and 6 months)
    Tanger, Morocco
    Since 2022, I have been the audiovisual project manager for the Tangier photographic encounters, Face à la Mer. My role involves producing video content for communication, editing various slideshows, retrospectives, and visuals for the festival.
    Video Editing Audiovisual Production Video Production
  • Hans Lucas
    Photographer
    PRESS AND MEDIA
    January 2018 - Today (8 years and 6 months)
    Member of the Hans Lucas photographic agency since 2018, partnering with AFP (Agence France Presse), Reuters, and Getty Images for international distribution.
    Event Photography Reportage Photography Corporate Photographer Portrait Journalism

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Education

  • DU "Documentary Photography and Transmedia Writing"
    UPVD
    2018
    Diplôme universitaire de "photographie documentaire et écritures transmédia"
  • Level II Bachelor's Degree
    EFJ (FRENCH SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM)
    2017
    Licence de niveau II

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